インテルコンパイラーがAMD向けにコンパイラ最適化の性能を落としていた問題での訴訟の賠償請求の申し込みが始まったようです。3つの条件を満たした場合に請求を申し立てると、小切手での支払いが貰えるかもしれないようです。
http://www.compilerreimbursementprogram.com/
On November 2, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission announced its settlement with Intel Corp. Under the terms of the Decision and Order Intel has established the Intel Compiler Reimbursement Program.
Who Is Eligible To Participate In The
Intel Compiler Reimbursement Program?
The Intel Compiler Reimbursement Fund will compensate developers who meet the following conditions:
- Purchased an Intel Compiler; and
- Relied on Intel representations as to Compiler availability, functionality or effectiveness when using an Intel Compiler to compile code to be executed on a compatible non-Intel X86 microprocessor; and
- Based on Intel's representations, incurred expenses to recompile code using a non-Intel compiler.